SAFR Releases High School Concussion Data: Helmet Covers Lead to Significant Injury Reduction
SAFR Sports, the innovator in advanced helmet cover technology, today announced groundbreaking results from a study comparing concussion rates in high school football players across two consecutive seasons, 2023 and 2024. The data reveals a remarkable 48% reduction in concussions among teams that utilized SAFR helmet covers, underscoring its effectiveness. The results of the study, conducted in collaboration with 18 public high schools in a large metropolitan area, compare concussion rates in schools using SAFR helmet covers to those relying on standard helmets without additional protection. While five schools implemented the SAFR helmet covers for practices and games, 13 schools did not, creating a valuable comparison group. Key findings include: “The SAFR helmet covers allow for football to be played in its purist, most physical form without sacrificing the health and well-being of the student-athlete. Student-athlete health and well being has to be the number one priority. Parents/guardians are trusting us to put their student-athletes in a position to be successful on and off the field. This is a responsibility that must be taken seriously and our commitment to the SAFR helmet covers, backed in research data, does just that. From a practicality and logistical standpoint the SAFR helmet covers
